UPSTARE

Etymology

Verb

upstare (third-person singular simple present upstares, present participle upstaring, simple past and past participle upstared)

(intransitive) To stare or stand erect or on end; be erect or conspicuous; bristle.

Anagrams

• Pasteur, Puertas, Supetar, pasture, tear-ups, tears up, uprates, uptears

Source: Wiktionary


Up*stare", v. i.

Definition: To stare or stand upward; hence, to be uplifted or conspicuous. "Rearing fiercely their upstaring crests." Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 May 2024

BEQUEATH

(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”


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